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This version is current as of March 27, 2015.It has been in effect since June 16, 2011, when this Act came into force.

(a) recognize that certain groups face a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion; and

(b) ensure that programs and initiatives to reduce poverty and increase social inclusion are accessible to all persons who require them.

Strategy to be co-ordinated

2(4) The strategy must be designed to ensure that programs and initiatives to implement the strategy are co-ordinated across the government.

Review

2(5) The strategy must be reviewed and updated at least once every five years.

Strategy to be publicly available

2(6) The minister must ensure that a detailed description of the strategy is published on a government website.

Committee on poverty reduction and social inclusion

3(1) A committee on poverty reduction and social inclusion, which may be referred to as the "All Aboard Committee", is hereby established, and is to consist of

(a) those ministers who are responsible for policies, programs or services that affect poverty reduction and social inclusion, as determined by the Lieutenant Governor in Council;

(b) one member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council from the members of the Premier's Advisory Council on Education, Poverty and Citizenship; and

(c) three additional persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, based on recommendations from the minister after consulting with the United Way of Winnipeg and any other groups that the minister considers appropriate for this purpose.

(a) take the poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy into account when preparing the budget for that fiscal year;

(b) prepare a statement that

(i) summarizes the strategy and sets out the budget measures that are designed to implement the strategy, and

(ii) sets out the poverty reduction and social inclusion indicators prescribed by regulation that will be used to measure the progress of the strategy; and

(c) table the statement referred to in clause (b) in the Legislative Assembly at the time of tabling the budget for that fiscal year.

Annual report

5(1) Within six months after the end of each fiscal year, the minister, in consultation with the committee, must prepare a report that

(a) reviews the implementation of the poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy for that year; and

(b) evaluates the progress of the strategy using the poverty reduction and social inclusion indicators prescribed by regulation.

Report to be tabled

5(2) The minister must table the report in the Legislative Assembly upon completing the report or, if the Assembly is not sitting at that time, within 15 days after the next sitting begins.

Referral to standing committee

5(3) When the report is tabled in the Assembly, it stands referred to the Standing Committee of the Assembly on Social and Economic Development. The committee must begin considering the report within 60 days after it is tabled in the Assembly.

Publication on website

5(4) When the report has been tabled in the Assembly, the minister must ensure that the report is published on the website on which the description of the strategy is published under subsection 2(6).